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The '''Hampton Roads Beltway''' is a loop of [[Interstate 64 (Virginia)|Interstate 64]] and [[Interstate 664]], which links the communities of the [[Virginia Peninsula]] and [[South Hampton Roads]] which surround the body of water known as [[Hampton Roads]] and comprise much of the region of the same name in the southeastern portion of [[Virginia]] in the [[United States]]. |
The '''Hampton Roads Beltway''' is a loop of [[Interstate 64 (Virginia)|Interstate 64]] and [[Interstate 664]], which links the communities of the [[Virginia Peninsula]] and [[South Hampton Roads]] which surround the body of water known as [[Hampton Roads]] and comprise much of the region of the same name in the southeastern portion of [[Virginia]] in the [[United States]]. It crosses the harbor of Hampton Roads at two locations on large four-laned [[bridge-tunnel]] facilities: the eastern half carries Interstate 64 (and [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|U.S. Route 60]]) and uses the [[Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel]] and the western half carries Interstate 664 and uses the [[Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel]]. The beltway has the clockwise direction (as looking down at a map of the area) signed as the [[Inner/Outer labeling|Inner Loop]], and the counter-clockwise direction signed as the [[Inner/Outer labeling|Outer Loop]]. The entire beltway, including the bridge-tunnels, is owned and operated by the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]]. |
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The Hampton Roads Beltway crosses the harbor of Hampton Roads at two locations on large four-laned [[bridge-tunnel]] facilities. The [[Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel]] carries Interstate 64 (and [[U.S. Route 60 (Virginia)|U.S. Route 60]]) and the [[Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel]] carries Interstate 664. The entire beltway, including the bridge-tunnels, is owned and operated by the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]]. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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[[Image:I-64 sign, Hampton Roads.jpg|thumbnail|I-64 on the Hampton Roads Beltway, north of I-264|right]] |
[[Image:I-64 sign, Hampton Roads.jpg|thumbnail|I-64 on the Hampton Roads Beltway, north of I-264|right]] |
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Even before [[Interstate 64]] was built beginning in 1958, from some of the earliest planning stages, there were hopes of a circumferential highway to [[Interstate highway]] standards for the [[Hampton Roads]] region. Some proposals envisioned state and local and/or toll funding if necessary to achieve that goal. |
Even before [[Interstate 64]] was built beginning in 1958, from some of the earliest planning stages, there were hopes of a circumferential highway to [[Interstate highway]] standards for the [[Hampton Roads]] region. Some proposals envisioned state and local and/or toll funding if necessary to achieve that goal. |
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Indeed, the first two-laned portion of the [[Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel]] was built with toll [[revenue bond]] funding in 1957 prior to the creation of I-64. It carried [[U.S. Route 60 (Virginia)|U.S. Route 60]] and [[State Route 168 (Virginia)|State Route 168]] designations, and tied in with the new [[Tidewater Drive]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]. (Tolls were removed when the other two lanes and tunnel were built adjacently to the immediate south of the older structure with federal Interstate Highway funding in the mid 1970s.) |
Indeed, the first two-laned portion of the [[Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel]] was built with toll [[revenue bond]] funding in 1957 prior to the creation of I-64. It carried [[U.S. Route 60 (Virginia)|U.S. Route 60]] and [[State Route 168 (Virginia)|State Route 168]] designations, and tied in with the new [[Tidewater Drive]] in [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]. (Tolls were removed when the other two lanes and tunnel were built adjacently to the immediate south of the older structure with federal Interstate Highway funding in the mid 1970s.) |
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Building of [[Interstate 64]] was the first priority in the region, and a portion of [[Interstate 264 (Virginia)|Interstate 264]] through [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]] connecting with the [[Downtown Tunnel]] was completed even as I-64 finally reached its eastern terminus at [[Bower's Hill]] in [[Norfolk County, Virginia|Norfolk County]] (which became the [[Chesapeake, Virginia|City of Chesapeake]] in 1963). |
Building of [[Interstate 64]] was the first priority in the region, and a portion of [[Interstate 264 (Virginia)|Interstate 264]] through [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]] connecting with the [[Downtown Tunnel]] was completed even as I-64 finally reached its eastern terminus at [[Bower's Hill]] in [[Norfolk County, Virginia|Norfolk County]] (which became the [[Chesapeake, Virginia|City of Chesapeake]] in 1963). |
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I-64, the portion of the Hampton Roads Beltway which was completed first, makes a huge {{convert|35|mi|km| |
I-64, the portion of the Hampton Roads Beltway which was completed first, makes a huge {{convert|35|mi|km|adj=on}} long arc around the area, from Hampton through portions of Norfolk, [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]], and Chesapeake and around Portsmouth to reach [[Bower's Hill, Virginia|Bower's Hill]] at the edge of the [[Great Dismal Swamp]]. |
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It was a number of years before the newer I-664 portion was built. The {{convert|21|mi|km| |
It was a number of years before the newer I-664 portion was built. The {{convert|21|mi|km|adj=on}} roadway connects with I-64 at Bower's Hill in Chesapeake and crosses through portions of Portsmouth and Suffolk to cross Hampton Roads via the [[Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel]] and then pass through eastern Newport News to reconnect with I-64 in Hampton. This completed the loop in 1992. |
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In January, 1997, a {{convert|56|mi|km| |
In January, 1997, a {{convert|56|mi|km|adj=on}}-long I-64/I-664 loop was designated by the [[Virginia Department of Transportation]] (and signed) as the Hampton Roads Beltway. |
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==Route description== |
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I-664 begins at a full Y interchange with I-64 and I-264 that serves as the terminus of all three Interstates in the [[Bowers Hill, Virginia|Bowers Hill]] section of the city of Chesapeake. I-64 heads southeast as a continuation of the Hampton Roads Beltway through Chesapeake while I-264 heads east toward [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]] and [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]. I-664 heads west as an eight-lane freeway that has a southbound-only exit ramp to US 13 and US 460 ([[Military Highway]]) and crosses over Military Highway and a [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] rail line. The Interstate has a [[cloverleaf interchange]] with Military Highway, which here carries US 58 in addition to US 13 and US 460. The interchange also provides access to [[U.S. Route 460 Alternate (Portsmouth, Virginia)|US 460 Alternate]], which follows US 58 east into Portsmouth. I-664 curves north as a four-lane freeway that crosses Goose Creek and has a [[diamond interchange]] with SR 663 (Dock Landing Road) and a cloverleaf interchange with [[Virginia State Route 337|SR 337]] (Portsmouth Boulevard).<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps Hampton Roads Beltway"/> |
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The beltway has the clockwise direction (as looking down at a map of the area) signed as the [[Inner/Outer labeling|Inner Loop]], and the counter-clockwise direction signed as the [[Inner/Outer labeling|Outer Loop]]. Essentially, I-64 forms the eastern portion and I-664 the western portion of the beltway. |
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Just south of its [[partial cloverleaf]] interchange with SR 659 (Pughsville Road), I-664 crosses a rail line; a spur from that rail line heads north in the median of the freeway as the highway enters the city of Suffolk. The rail spur leaves the median and heads northeast toward Portsmouth just south of its interchange with SR 164 (Western Freeway) and [[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia|US 17]] (Bridge Road). SR 164 heads east toward downtown Portsmouth while US 17 heads northwest to the [[James River Bridge]]. There is no access from southbound I-664 to southbound US 17; that movement is made via the next interchange, a cloverleaf interchange with [[Virginia State Route 135|SR 135]] (College Drive) that serves satellite campuses of [[Tidewater Community College]] and [[Old Dominion University]] and the Portsmouth neighborhood of Churchland.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps Hampton Roads Beltway"/> |
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==Future== |
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{{details|Hampton Roads Transportation Authority}} |
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There are indications that a fourth highway crossing of Hampton Roads might be essential to avoid traffic gridlock in the near future. Already, miles-long backups are common on the approaches to the [[Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel]]. |
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North of SR 135, northbound I-664 has a vehicle inspection station and crossovers before the highway enters the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. The bridge-tunnel passes to the west of [[Craney Island (Virginia)|Craney Island]], an artificial island in the city of Portsmouth that lies to the west of the mouth of the [[Elizabeth River (Virginia)|Elizabeth River]]. West of the highway is the confluence of the [[James River]] and [[Nansemond River]] to form Hampton Roads, as well as the James River Bridge a short distance to the north on the namesake river. I-664 heads north-northeast along a causeway for {{convert|3|mi|km}} to a point west of the [[Newport News Middle Ground Light]], where the pair of bridges curve to the north-northwest onto an artificial island where the highway descends into a pair of tunnels under the estuary's main shipping channel. The Interstate resurfaces on another artificial island at Newport News Point east of the coal piers in the city of Newport News.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps Hampton Roads Beltway"/> |
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As of January 2007, recent studies and proposed legislation in the [[Virginia General Assembly]] supported by many local members in both the [[Virginia Senate|State Senate]] and the [[Virginia House of Delegates|House of Delegates]] may require that [[toll road|tolls]] on existing facilities (which are currently toll-free) be collected in the future to help pay for the enormous costs associated with a future so-called "third crossing" (in actuality, the fourth) and other regional transportation needs. |
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I-664 has a southbound vehicle inspection station adjacent to its first interchange in Newport News, with Terminal Avenue. The Interstate parallels the southern end of [[CSX Transportation|CSX]]'s [[Peninsula Subdivision]] as it passes through interchanges with several streets to the east of downtown Newport News. The southern interchange has ramps to and from 25th, 26th, and 27th streets; the first two streets carry eastbound and westbound [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|US 60]], which is unmarked from I-664. The northern interchange has ramps to and from 35th Street and Jefferson Avenue; Jefferson Avenue is [[Virginia State Route 143|SR 143]], which is also unmarked from the Interstate. I-664 curves east as a six-lane freeway away from the railroad and has an oblique crossing of [[Virginia State Route 351|SR 351]] (39th Street) prior to half-diamond interchanges with Roanoke Avenue and Chestnut Street. The Interstate enters the city of Hampton and has diamond interchanges with Aberdeen Road and Powhatan Parkway before reaching its northern terminus at I-64. I-664 meets its parent highway at a directional T interchange above Newmarket Creek just south of [[Hampton Coliseum]]. |
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Under legislation from the 2007 session, the General Assembly empowered the creation of a special authority as a [[political subdivision]] of the state, upon concurrence of seven of the 12 counties and cities within the designated area, the [[Hampton Roads Transportation Authority]]. HRTA was created in July, 2007, with powers to raise revenue through a variety of specific local taxes and user fees, such as [[toll road|tolls]]. |
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The Hampton Roads Beltway continues east along I-64, continuing the Inner Loop. I-64 curves north-northeast to pass north of Downtown Hampton and cross the Hampton River, turning back southward to reach the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, which it utilizes to cross the main shipping channel at the entrance to the harbor of Hampton Roads from the Chesapeake Bay. |
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This Transportation Authority met strong resistance from voters and many in the General Assembly. By 2008, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled that the Transportation Authorities created by the Assembly (there was one created for Northern Virginia as well) were unconstitutional because Virginia's Constitution only permits the General Assembly to impose taxes. With that ruling, the Transportation Authorities were deemed moot and powerless, and legislation was passed in 2008 to de-establish them. They never imposed any taxes or collected any money for transportation. |
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Once on the Southside, I-64 turns south through Norfolk, passing the eastern boundary of Naval Station Norfolk and Chambers Field, and the spur route supplying it, Interstate 564. It then becomes a six lane divided highway with a two lane reversible roadway in the middle, which is used for HOV-traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours. It continues through Norfolk, curving multiple times and eventually ending up heading due south as it passes the interchange with another of its spur routes, Interstate 264 on the northwest side of Virginia Beach. |
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==Route description== |
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I-664 begins at a full Y interchange with I-64 and I-264 that serves as the terminus of all three Interstates in the [[Bowers Hill, Virginia|Bowers Hill]] section of the city of Chesapeake. I-64 heads southeast as a continuation of the Hampton Roads Beltway through Chesapeake while I-264 heads east toward [[Portsmouth, Virginia|Portsmouth]] and [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]]. I-664 heads west as an eight-lane freeway that has a southbound-only exit ramp to US 13 and US 460 ([[Military Highway]]) and crosses over Military Highway and a [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] rail line. The Interstate has a [[cloverleaf interchange]] with Military Highway, which here carries US 58 in addition to US 13 and US 460. The interchange also provides access to [[U.S. Route 460 Alternate|US 460 Alternate]], which follows US 58 east into Portsmouth. I-664 curves north as a four-lane freeway that crosses Goose Creek and has a [[diamond interchange]] with SR 663 (Dock Landing Road) and a cloverleaf interchange with [[Virginia State Route 337|SR 337]] (Portsmouth Boulevard).<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps Hampton Roads Beltway"/> |
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After I-264, there are no more directional markers I-64 until its "eastern" terminus, because I-64 "east" will actually head west after its current southward course, and vice versa. From I-264 to its "eastern" terminus, it is simply only signed as the Inner and Outer loop of the Hampton Roads Beltway. |
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Just south of its [[partial cloverleaf]] interchange with SR 659 (Pughsville Road), I-664 crosses a rail line; a spur from that rail line heads north in the median of the freeway as the highway enters the city of Suffolk. The rail spur leaves the median and heads northeast toward Portsmouth just south of its interchange with SR 164 (Western Freeway) and [[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia|US 17]] (Bridge Road). SR 164 heads east toward downtown Portsmouth while US 17 heads northwest to the [[James River Bridge]]. There is no access from southbound I-664 to southbound US 17; that movement is made via the next interchange, a cloverleaf interchange with [[Virginia State Route 135|SR 135]] (College Drive) that serves satellite campuses of [[Tidewater Community College]] and [[Old Dominion University]] and the Portsmouth neighborhood of Churchland.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps Hampton Roads Beltway"/> |
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Shortly after the I-264 interchange, I-64 leaves Virginia Beach for the city of Chesapeake. It soon comes to a complex interchange between another of its spur routes, Interstate 464, along with SR 168 and U.S. 17. I-64, now running westward, crosses the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River using the High Rise Bridge. The road then curves northwesterly and comes back to Bowers Hill, where it meets the western terminus of Interstate 264 and the southern terminus of Interstate 664, completing the Beltway. |
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North of SR 135, northbound I-664 has a vehicle inspection station and crossovers before the highway enters the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. The bridge-tunnel passes to the west of [[Craney Island (Virginia)|Craney Island]], an artificial island in the city of Portsmouth that lies to the west of the mouth of the [[Elizabeth River (Virginia)|Elizabeth River]]. West of the highway is the confluence of the [[James River]] and [[Nansemond River]] to form Hampton Roads, as well as the James River Bridge a short distance to the north on the namesake river. I-664 heads north-northeast along a causeway for {{convert|3|mi|km}} to a point west of the [[Newport News Middle Ground Light]], where the pair of bridges curve to the north-northwest onto an artificial island where the highway descends into a pair of tunnels under the estuary's main shipping channel. The Interstate resurfaces on another artificial island at Newport News Point east of the coal piers in the city of Newport News.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps Hampton Roads Beltway"/> |
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== Projects == |
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=== High Rise Bridge & I-64 widening === |
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The Southside portion of the Beltway (from the [[Interstate 464|I-464]]/[[SR 168 (VA)|SR 168]]/[[U.S. Route 17 in Virginia|U.S. 17]] interchange in Chesapeake to the [[Bowers Hill Interchange]] in Suffolk) was approved in March 2015 for the addition of two lanes of capacity in each direction, with the possibility of them being either 2 HOT lanes, 1 HOV & 1 general purpose lane or all four lanes being tolled. Widening would be accomplished by adding the lanes in the median east of U.S. 17 and to the outside shoulder west of U.S. 17. The approved plan also calls for the construction of a new, four-lane 135 ft. fixed span bridge to the south of the current High Rise Bridge. Construction will be conducted in multiple phases, similar to the widening project on the Peninsula: |
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* The first phase of the project would widen I-64 to 6 lanes in each direction by adding the new lane to the median in both directions as a managed lane, begin the construction of the new High Rise Bridge, and replace and rehabilitate other existing bridges in the area. This segment is estimated to cost around $600 million. |
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* The second phase would see all six lanes of I-64 shifted to the newly constructed bridge while the old bridge is demolished and replaced with a new four lane bridge that would eventually carry Inner Loop (I-64 West) traffic. |
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* The final phase would see the addition of the fourth lanes of traffic added to both directions and the shift of Inner Loop/I-64 West to the newly reconstructed bridge. |
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Once completed, the entire corridor would be an eight-lane stretch of highway, with two 135-ft fixed span bridges. Estimated costs for the entire project are currently estimated at $2.30 billion. Currently, the project is expected to be awarded in August 2017, with construction likely to begin in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.virginiadot.org/projects/hamptonroads/i-64_southside_widening_and_high_rise_bridge_phase_1_project.asp|title=I-64 Southside Widening and High Rise Bridge Phase 1 Project|website=www.virginiadot.org|access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> Plans have construction to be complete by 2020. |
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=== Outer Loop/I-264 interchange widening === |
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In 2016, VDOT undertook a project to build and improve on the exit ramp from the Outer Loop (I-64 westbound, from Chesapeake towards Norfolk/Hampton) to eastbound [[Interstate 264 (Virginia)|I-264]]. The single lane exit ramp is typically highly congested during peak traffic hours due to the fact that it requires vehicles exiting onto I-264 to weave merge into a [[collector-distributor lane]] which carries traffic exiting to nearby [[Virginia State Route 403]] (Newtown Road). Plans call for adding a second Outer Loop exit lane and widening of the exit ramp from one to two lanes. The project will also build a new, two lane collector distributor road for traffic exiting to Newtown Road, while allowing traffic from the Outer Loop to connect to the old collector-distributor lanes without weaving through traffic. The projects expected cost is $158 million, and should be completed by October 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.i64i264improvements.org/learn_more/phase_1.asp|title=I-64/I-264 Improvements: Phase 1|website=www.i64i264improvements.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-21}}</ref> |
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=== High Occupancy - Toll (HOT) lane conversion === |
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I-664 has a southbound vehicle inspection station adjacent to its first interchange in Newport News, with Terminal Avenue. The Interstate parallels the southern end of [[CSX Transportation|CSX]]'s [[Peninsula Subdivision]] as it passes through interchanges with several streets to the east of downtown Newport News. The southern interchange has ramps to and from 25th, 26th, and 27th streets; the first two streets carry eastbound and westbound [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|US 60]], which is unmarked from I-664. The northern interchange has ramps to and from 35th Street and Jefferson Avenue; Jefferson Avenue is [[Virginia State Route 143|SR 143]], which is also unmarked from the Interstate. I-664 curves east as a six-lane freeway away from the railroad and has an oblique crossing of [[Virginia State Route 351|SR 351]] (39th Street) prior to half-diamond interchanges with Roanoke Avenue and Chestnut Street. The Interstate enters the city of Hampton and has diamond interchanges with Aberdeen Road and Powhatan Parkway before reaching its northern terminus at I-64. I-664 meets its parent highway at a directional T interchange above Newmarket Creek just south of [[Hampton Coliseum]]. The Hampton Roads Beltway continues east along I-64 through Hampton before crossing Hampton Roads on the [[Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel]] into the city of Norfolk.<ref name="VDOT Traffic Data"/><ref name="Google Maps Hampton Roads Beltway"/> |
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{{Further|Interstate 64 in Virginia#I-64 Express Lanes}} |
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As part of the I-64 Express Lanes project, the Hampton Roads Beltway will see the conversion of all of its HOV lanes to HOT lanes. Segment 1 will convert the 2 lane reversible roadway in Norfolk between the I-64/I-564 interchange and the I-64/I-264 interchange to HOT-2 lanes, Segment 2 would convert the single HOV-2 diamond lane in each direction to HOT-2 lanes, and will extend those lanes across the new High Rise Bridge to the Bowers Hill interchange, and Segment 3 would continue the project from the I-564/I-64 interchange in Norfolk across the Hampton Roads to the I-64/I-664 interchange in Newport News. |
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Segment 1 is currently the only completed section. Segment 2 is currently under construction as part of the [[Interstate 64 in Virginia#I-64 Widening Projects|I-64 Southside Widening]] and the Segment 3 as part of the [[Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel#Expansion plans|HRBT Expansion]] in 2024. |
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|notes=Northern terminus of I-664; I-664 exit 1; Hampton Roads Beltway continues on I-664 south}} |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|194|dir1=east|name1=Chesapake Boulevard}} |
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|notes=Inner loop exit and outer loop entrance}} |
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|notes=Outer loop exit and inner loop entrance}} |
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|road=Norview Avenue – [[Norfolk International Airport]] |
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|notes=Split into exits 279A (west) and 279B (east) on outer loop; no access from inner loop to Norview Avenue west or from Norview Avenue east to outer loop; Norview Avenue is unsigned [[Virginia State Route 247|SR 247]] }} |
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|exit=281 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|165|name1=Military Highway|name2=Robin Hood Road}} |
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|notes=Split into exits 281A (Robin Hood Road to SR 165 north) and 281B (SR 165 south to US 13 south) on inner loop}} |
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|exit=282 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|US|13|name1=Northampton Boulevard|location1=[[Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel]]}} |
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|notes=No access from inner loop to southbound US 13 or from northbound US 13 to outer loop}} |
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|exit=284 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|I|264|road=Newtown Road|city1=Downtown Norfolk|city2=Portsmouth|city3=Virginia Beach}} |
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|notes=Split into exits 284A (I-264) and 284B (Newtown Road) on inner loop; split into exits 284A (I-264 west) and 284B (I-264 east) on outer loop; Newtown Road is unsigned [[Virginia State Route 403|SR 403]] }} |
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|location=Virginia Beach |
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|exit=286 |
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|road=Indian River Road |
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|notes=Split into exits 286A (west) and 286B (east)}} |
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|location=Chesapeake |
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|lspan=12 |
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|exit=289 |
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|road=Greenbrier Parkway |
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|notes=Split into exits 289A (north) and 289B (south)}} |
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|exit=290 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|168|SR-Bus|168|dir1=north|dir2=south|name2=Battlefield Boulevard|city1=Great Bridge}} |
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|notes=Split into exits 290A (north) and 290B (south); east end of concurrency with SR 168}} |
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|exit=291 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|I|464|US|17|SR|168|dir1=north|dir2=south|dir3=south|city1=Norfolk|location2=[[Elizabeth City, North Carolina|Elizabeth City]]|location3=[[Outer Banks]]}} |
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|notes=Split into exits 291A (north) and 291B (south); west end of concurrency with SR 168; east end of concurrency with US 17; access from outer loop to southbound US 17 is via exit 292}} |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|VA|190|US|17|to2=y|dir2=south|dir1=west|name1=Great Bridge Boulevard|location1=[[Elizabeth City, North Carolina|Elizabeth City]]}} |
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|notes=Outer loop exit only}} |
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|exit=296 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|US|17|US-Bus|17|dab2=Chesapeake|dir1=north|dir2=south|name2=George Washington Highway|city1=Portsmouth|city2=Deep Creek}} |
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|notes=Split into exits 296A (north) and 296B (south) on inner loop; west end of concurrency with US 17}} |
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|exit=297 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|US|13|US|460|name1=[[Military Highway]]}} |
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|exit=299 <br> 15 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|I|264|dir1=east|city1=Portsmouth|city2=Norfolk}} |
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|notes=Southern terminus of I-664; eastern terminus of I-64; split into exits 299A (I-264) and 299B (I-664) on inner loop; split into exits 15A (I-264) and 15B (I-64) on outer loop; western terminus of I-264 (exit 1)}} |
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|exit=14 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|US|13|US|460|name1=[[Military Highway]]}} |
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|notes=Southbound exit only}} |
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|exit=13 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|US|13|US|460|US|58|US-Alt|460|name2=[[Military Highway]]|city1=Suffolk|city2=Bowers Hill}} |
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|notes=Split into exits 13A (Suffolk) and 13B (east, north, Military Highway)}} |
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|exit=12 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|663|name1=Dock Landing Road}} |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|337|name1=Portsmouth Boulevard}} |
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|notes=Split into exits 11A (west) and 11B (east)}} |
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|exit=10 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|Sec|659|name1=Pughsville Road}} |
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|location=Suffolk |
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|lspan=2 |
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|exit=9 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|164|US|17|dir1=east|name1=Western Freeway|name2=Bridge Road|city1=Portsmouth|location2=[[James River Bridge]]}} |
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|notes=Split into exits 9A (north, James River Bridge) and 9B (south, east, Portsmouth) northbound; no access to southbound US 17 from southbound I-664}} |
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|exit=8 |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|SR|135|US|17|to2=y|dir2=south|name1=College Drive|city1=Churchland}} |
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|notes=Split into exits 8A (north) and 8B (south)}} |
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|location_special=[[Hampton Roads]] |
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|bridge=[[Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel]] }} |
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|location=Newport News |
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|road=Terminal Avenue |
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|road=25th Street / 26th Street |
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|notes=Unsigned [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|US 60]]; northbound exit, southbound entrance}} |
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|road=26th Street / 27th Street |
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|notes=26th Street is westbound unsigned [[U.S. Route 60 in Virginia|US 60]]; southbound exit, northbound entrance}} |
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|road=35th Street / Jefferson Avenue |
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|notes=Access to Jefferson Avenue (unsigned [[Virginia State Route 143|SR 143]]) from northbound exit only}} |
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|road=Roanoke Avenue |
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|notes=Northbound exit, southbound entrance}} |
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|road=Chestnut Street |
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|location=Hampton |
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|road=Aberdeen Road |
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|road=Powhatan Parkway / Power Plant Parkway |
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|road={{jct|state=VA|I|64|dir1=west|city1=Williamsburg|city2=Richmond}} |
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|notes=Northern terminus of I-664; split into exits 1A (I-64 east) and 1B (I-64 west) on inner loop; I-64 Exit 264; Hampton Roads Beltway continues on I-64 east}} |
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Revision as of 02:35, 7 June 2024
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 Hampton Roads Beltway | |
|---|---|
 Hampton Roads Beltway highlighted in red | |
| Route information | |
| Maintained by VDOT | |
| Length | 56 mi (90 km) |
| Component highways | |
| Major junctions | |
| Beltway around Hampton Roads | |
  I-64 / I-664 in Hampton I-564 in Norfolk I-264 in Norfolk I-464 in Chesapeake I-64 / I-264 / I-664 in Chesapeake | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| Highway system | |
The Hampton Roads Beltway is a loop of Interstate 64 and Interstate 664, which links the communities of the Virginia Peninsula and South Hampton Roads which surround the body of water known as Hampton Roads and comprise much of the region of the same name in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States. It crosses the harbor of Hampton Roads at two locations on large four-laned bridge-tunnel facilities: the eastern half carries Interstate 64 (and U.S. Route 60) and uses the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel and the western half carries Interstate 664 and uses the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. The beltway has the clockwise direction (as looking down at a map of the area) signed as the Inner Loop, and the counter-clockwise direction signed as the Outer Loop. The entire beltway, including the bridge-tunnels, is owned and operated by the Virginia Department of Transportation.
History
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Even before Interstate 64 was built beginning in 1958, from some of the earliest planning stages, there were hopes of a circumferential highway to Interstate highway standards for the Hampton Roads region. Some proposals envisioned state and local and/or toll funding if necessary to achieve that goal.
Indeed, the first two-laned portion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel was built with toll revenue bond funding in 1957 prior to the creation of I-64. It carried U.S. Route 60 and State Route 168 designations, and tied in with the new Tidewater Drive in Norfolk. (Tolls were removed when the other two lanes and tunnel were built adjacently to the immediate south of the older structure with federal Interstate Highway funding in the mid 1970s.)
Building of Interstate 64 was the first priority in the region, and a portion of Interstate 264 through Portsmouth connecting with the Downtown Tunnel was completed even as I-64 finally reached its eastern terminus at Bower's Hill in Norfolk County (which became the City of Chesapeake in 1963).
I-64, the portion of the Hampton Roads Beltway which was completed first, makes a huge 35-mile (56 km) long arc around the area, from Hampton through portions of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Chesapeake and around Portsmouth to reach Bower's Hill at the edge of the Great Dismal Swamp.
It was a number of years before the newer I-664 portion was built. The 21-mile (34 km) roadway connects with I-64 at Bower's Hill in Chesapeake and crosses through portions of Portsmouth and Suffolk to cross Hampton Roads via the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel and then pass through eastern Newport News to reconnect with I-64 in Hampton. This completed the loop in 1992.
In January, 1997, a 56-mile (90 km)-long I-64/I-664 loop was designated by the Virginia Department of Transportation (and signed) as the Hampton Roads Beltway.
Route description
I-664 begins at a full Y interchange with I-64 and I-264 that serves as the terminus of all three Interstates in the Bowers Hill section of the city of Chesapeake. I-64 heads southeast as a continuation of the Hampton Roads Beltway through Chesapeake while I-264 heads east toward Portsmouth and Norfolk. I-664 heads west as an eight-lane freeway that has a southbound-only exit ramp to US 13 and US 460 (Military Highway) and crosses over Military Highway and a Norfolk Southern Railway rail line. The Interstate has a cloverleaf interchange with Military Highway, which here carries US 58 in addition to US 13 and US 460. The interchange also provides access to US 460 Alternate, which follows US 58 east into Portsmouth. I-664 curves north as a four-lane freeway that crosses Goose Creek and has a diamond interchange with SR 663 (Dock Landing Road) and a cloverleaf interchange with SR 337 (Portsmouth Boulevard).[1][2]
Just south of its partial cloverleaf interchange with SR 659 (Pughsville Road), I-664 crosses a rail line; a spur from that rail line heads north in the median of the freeway as the highway enters the city of Suffolk. The rail spur leaves the median and heads northeast toward Portsmouth just south of its interchange with SR 164 (Western Freeway) and US 17 (Bridge Road). SR 164 heads east toward downtown Portsmouth while US 17 heads northwest to the James River Bridge. There is no access from southbound I-664 to southbound US 17; that movement is made via the next interchange, a cloverleaf interchange with SR 135 (College Drive) that serves satellite campuses of Tidewater Community College and Old Dominion University and the Portsmouth neighborhood of Churchland.[1][2]
North of SR 135, northbound I-664 has a vehicle inspection station and crossovers before the highway enters the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. The bridge-tunnel passes to the west of Craney Island, an artificial island in the city of Portsmouth that lies to the west of the mouth of the Elizabeth River. West of the highway is the confluence of the James River and Nansemond River to form Hampton Roads, as well as the James River Bridge a short distance to the north on the namesake river. I-664 heads north-northeast along a causeway for 3 miles (4.8 km) to a point west of the Newport News Middle Ground Light, where the pair of bridges curve to the north-northwest onto an artificial island where the highway descends into a pair of tunnels under the estuary's main shipping channel. The Interstate resurfaces on another artificial island at Newport News Point east of the coal piers in the city of Newport News.[1][2]
I-664 has a southbound vehicle inspection station adjacent to its first interchange in Newport News, with Terminal Avenue. The Interstate parallels the southern end of CSX's Peninsula Subdivision as it passes through interchanges with several streets to the east of downtown Newport News. The southern interchange has ramps to and from 25th, 26th, and 27th streets; the first two streets carry eastbound and westbound US 60, which is unmarked from I-664. The northern interchange has ramps to and from 35th Street and Jefferson Avenue; Jefferson Avenue is SR 143, which is also unmarked from the Interstate. I-664 curves east as a six-lane freeway away from the railroad and has an oblique crossing of SR 351 (39th Street) prior to half-diamond interchanges with Roanoke Avenue and Chestnut Street. The Interstate enters the city of Hampton and has diamond interchanges with Aberdeen Road and Powhatan Parkway before reaching its northern terminus at I-64. I-664 meets its parent highway at a directional T interchange above Newmarket Creek just south of Hampton Coliseum.
The Hampton Roads Beltway continues east along I-64, continuing the Inner Loop. I-64 curves north-northeast to pass north of Downtown Hampton and cross the Hampton River, turning back southward to reach the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, which it utilizes to cross the main shipping channel at the entrance to the harbor of Hampton Roads from the Chesapeake Bay.
Once on the Southside, I-64 turns south through Norfolk, passing the eastern boundary of Naval Station Norfolk and Chambers Field, and the spur route supplying it, Interstate 564. It then becomes a six lane divided highway with a two lane reversible roadway in the middle, which is used for HOV-traffic during morning and afternoon rush hours. It continues through Norfolk, curving multiple times and eventually ending up heading due south as it passes the interchange with another of its spur routes, Interstate 264 on the northwest side of Virginia Beach.
After I-264, there are no more directional markers I-64 until its "eastern" terminus, because I-64 "east" will actually head west after its current southward course, and vice versa. From I-264 to its "eastern" terminus, it is simply only signed as the Inner and Outer loop of the Hampton Roads Beltway.
Shortly after the I-264 interchange, I-64 leaves Virginia Beach for the city of Chesapeake. It soon comes to a complex interchange between another of its spur routes, Interstate 464, along with SR 168 and U.S. 17. I-64, now running westward, crosses the Southern Branch of the Elizabeth River using the High Rise Bridge. The road then curves northwesterly and comes back to Bowers Hill, where it meets the western terminus of Interstate 264 and the southern terminus of Interstate 664, completing the Beltway.
Projects
High Rise Bridge & I-64 widening
The Southside portion of the Beltway (from the I-464/SR 168/U.S. 17 interchange in Chesapeake to the Bowers Hill Interchange in Suffolk) was approved in March 2015 for the addition of two lanes of capacity in each direction, with the possibility of them being either 2 HOT lanes, 1 HOV & 1 general purpose lane or all four lanes being tolled. Widening would be accomplished by adding the lanes in the median east of U.S. 17 and to the outside shoulder west of U.S. 17. The approved plan also calls for the construction of a new, four-lane 135 ft. fixed span bridge to the south of the current High Rise Bridge. Construction will be conducted in multiple phases, similar to the widening project on the Peninsula:
- The first phase of the project would widen I-64 to 6 lanes in each direction by adding the new lane to the median in both directions as a managed lane, begin the construction of the new High Rise Bridge, and replace and rehabilitate other existing bridges in the area. This segment is estimated to cost around $600 million.
- The second phase would see all six lanes of I-64 shifted to the newly constructed bridge while the old bridge is demolished and replaced with a new four lane bridge that would eventually carry Inner Loop (I-64 West) traffic.
- The final phase would see the addition of the fourth lanes of traffic added to both directions and the shift of Inner Loop/I-64 West to the newly reconstructed bridge.
Once completed, the entire corridor would be an eight-lane stretch of highway, with two 135-ft fixed span bridges. Estimated costs for the entire project are currently estimated at $2.30 billion. Currently, the project is expected to be awarded in August 2017, with construction likely to begin in 2018.[3] Plans have construction to be complete by 2020.
Outer Loop/I-264 interchange widening
In 2016, VDOT undertook a project to build and improve on the exit ramp from the Outer Loop (I-64 westbound, from Chesapeake towards Norfolk/Hampton) to eastbound I-264. The single lane exit ramp is typically highly congested during peak traffic hours due to the fact that it requires vehicles exiting onto I-264 to weave merge into a collector-distributor lane which carries traffic exiting to nearby Virginia State Route 403 (Newtown Road). Plans call for adding a second Outer Loop exit lane and widening of the exit ramp from one to two lanes. The project will also build a new, two lane collector distributor road for traffic exiting to Newtown Road, while allowing traffic from the Outer Loop to connect to the old collector-distributor lanes without weaving through traffic. The projects expected cost is $158 million, and should be completed by October 2019.[4]
High Occupancy - Toll (HOT) lane conversion
As part of the I-64 Express Lanes project, the Hampton Roads Beltway will see the conversion of all of its HOV lanes to HOT lanes. Segment 1 will convert the 2 lane reversible roadway in Norfolk between the I-64/I-564 interchange and the I-64/I-264 interchange to HOT-2 lanes, Segment 2 would convert the single HOV-2 diamond lane in each direction to HOT-2 lanes, and will extend those lanes across the new High Rise Bridge to the Bowers Hill interchange, and Segment 3 would continue the project from the I-564/I-64 interchange in Norfolk across the Hampton Roads to the I-64/I-664 interchange in Newport News.
Segment 1 is currently the only completed section. Segment 2 is currently under construction as part of the I-64 Southside Widening and the Segment 3 as part of the HRBT Expansion in 2024.
References
- ^ a b c "2009 Traffic Data". Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ a b c "Hampton Roads Beltway" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
- ^ "I-64 Southside Widening and High Rise Bridge Phase 1 Project". www.virginiadot.org. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^ "I-64/I-264 Improvements: Phase 1". www.i64i264improvements.org. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
Further reading
- 2005 Rand McNally "The Road Atlas 2005" - newest feature- interstate mileage by state
- Virginia Department of Transportation Travel Center - Hampton Roads Tunnels and Bridges